Indefinite determiners: Confusion with other pos values

<BODY LANG="EN" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <P> <A NAME="efdicp"> </A><H3><A NAME="SECTION00075300000000000000">Indefinite determiners: Confusion with other <B>pos</B> values</A></H3> <P> Confusion may occur between the <B>pos</B> values <EM>pronoun</EM> and <EM>determiner</EM>. <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> Given <EM>NP</EM> a noun phrase, <EM>N</EM> a noun: If <EM>NP</EM> (<EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>type=indf</FONT></SMALL>), then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p</FONT></SMALL>; otherwise, if <EM>NP</EM> (<EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> + <EM>N</EM>), then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <P> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=p & type=indf</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=d & type=indf</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>indefinite pronoun</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Certains</B><A NAME="31231"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> sont venus</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>indefinite determiner</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Certains</B><A NAME="31239"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> hommes sont<BR>venus</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Plusieurs</B><A NAME="31257"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> sont venus</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Plusieurs</B><A NAME="31265"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> hommes sont<BR>venus</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Aucun</B><A NAME="31283"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>n'est venu</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Aucun</B><A NAME="31291"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>homme n'est venu</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Nul</B><A NAME="31309"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>n'est infaillible</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Nul</B><A NAME="31317"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>homme n'est infaillible</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Tout</B><A NAME="31335"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>n'est pas perdu</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Toute</B><A NAME="31343"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>chose n'est pas perdue</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Tel</B><A NAME="31362"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=p & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>est son destin</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Tel</B><A NAME="31370"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>père, <B>tel</B><A NAME="31378"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> fils</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P> </CENTER> <P> Confusion may occur between the <B>pos</B> values <EM>adjective</EM> and <EM>determiner</EM>. <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> Given <EM>NP</EM> a noun phrase, <EM>N</EM> a noun, <EM>Det</EM> a determiner: If <EM>NP</EM> (<EM>Det</EM> + <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> + <EM>N</EM>), then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a</FONT></SMALL>; otherwise, if <EM>NP</EM> (<EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> + <EM>N</EM>), then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <P> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=a & type=indf</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=d & type=indf</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>indefinite adjective</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>un <B>tel</B><A NAME="31437"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>père</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>indefinite determiner</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>tel</B><A NAME="31445"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>père, <B>tel</B><A NAME="31453"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> fils</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>les <B>quelques</B><A NAME="31469"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> filles qui sont<BR>venues ...</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>quelques</B><A NAME="31477"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> filles</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P> </CENTER> <P> The plural forms of the morphological units `différent', `certains' and `divers' can either be a <EM>qualitative adjective</EM>, or an <EM>indefinite determiner</EM>. <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> Given <EM>NP</EM> a noun phrase, <EM>Det</EM> a determiner, <EM>N</EM> a noun: If not in an enumeration <EM>NP</EM> (<EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>numb=pl</FONT></SMALL> + <EM>N</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>numb=pl</FONT></SMALL>), then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & numb=pl</FONT></SMALL>; otherwise, if <EM>NP</EM> (<EM>Det</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>numb=pl</FONT></SMALL> + <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>numb=pl</FONT></SMALL> + <EM>N</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>numb=pl</FONT></SMALL>), then <EM>X</EM>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & numb=pl</FONT></SMALL>. <P> <CENTER> <P> <TABLE COLS=4 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=LEFT> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> <B>pos=a & type=qual</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2><B>pos=d & type=indf</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> <B>Example</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>qualitative adjective</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>des hommes<BR><B>différents</B><A NAME="31563"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a &<BR>type=qual</FONT></SMALL> vivent ici</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>indefinite determiner</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>différents</B><A NAME="31573"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> hommes<BR>habitent ici</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>les choix sont<BR><B>divers</B><A NAME="31591"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a &<BR>type=qual</FONT></SMALL> et<BR> <B>variés</B><A NAME="31604"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>divers</B><A NAME="31609"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d & type=indf</FONT></SMALL><BR>choix</TD></TR> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>  </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP>les hommes sont<BR><B>certains</B><A NAME="31625"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a &<BR>type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP> </TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><B>certains</B><A NAME="31633"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=d &<BR>type=indf</FONT></SMALL> hommes</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P> </CENTER> <P> <HR> <P><ADDRESS> </ADDRESS> </BODY>